Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Danielle Holly

Executive Lead, North America

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Danielle is a social sector executive who has spent her career scaling mission-oriented organizations, working closely with the private sector to effectively address social, environmental and climate issues. Currently, as Lead, North America at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Danielle is focused on accelerating the circular economy and driving sustainable business practice in the US and Canada. Danielle had prior roles at the Aspen Institute’s Business & Society Program and was the CEO of Common Impact, a nonprofit that pioneered corporate skilled volunteering, for more than a decade.

She is a frequent writer and speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, corporate social innovation and leadership development. She’s a contributing writer to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Forbes and Nonprofit Quarterly.

 

Danielle's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Time
Session title
Session type
Day 1

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:40
Plenary
10:40 - 11:20
11:20 - 12:00
Collapsing the E and S in ESG: Protecting workers’ rights in the push to net-zero 
Sourcing Journal | Global Labor Institute, Cornell University ILR School | Fair Labor Association
Case study
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:00
14:15 - 15:00
Breakout
15:00 - 15:45
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:45
The reality of resale, repair, rental: Can circular business models actually scale to compete with the linear system? 
Nuuly | Tersus Solutions | GUESS inc. | Yale University | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Plenary
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Plenary
12:00 - 12:30
Regenerative cotton: If it really is a win-win for all, why is it not more widespread? 
Spruell Farms | Victoria's Secret & Co | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Key takeaways and closing remarks 
Parsons School of Design